Intro
Am C Abaug Am F
[Verse 1]
Am C Abaug Am
there lived a princess of the woods
F
she thought she lived alone
Am C
she walked with fair skin
Abaug Am F
on her head wine red hair did flow
[Chorus]
Am C
the birds were flying
F E7 Am
and bells were ringing in the distant sky
C
the owl said
F
you know its time to die
E7 Am C Abaug Am F
so why not you and I
[Verse 2]
Am C Abaug Am
she sat at tables made of glass
F
and drank from a silver spoon
Am C Abaug Am
the absinthe carved its secret path
F
as it burned, a flower bloomed
[Chorus 2]
Am C
the autumn came
F E7 Am
she sought for her sleep and gazed up to the sky
C
an elf did sing
F E7
if you climb this highest tree
F
I’ll sing you a lullaby
[Bridge]
Am C Abaug Am F (x4)
[Chorus 3]
Am C
and so she climbs
F E7
each moss step with moonlit rose
Am
and blackberry stems
C
to a bed of stars
F E7
where she lays her body down
Am
only with him
C
and the silver sea
F E7
where I saw swans with deep set wings
Am
staring at me
C
and the owl said
F
you know it’s time to die
E7
so why not you and I
Am C Abaug Am F
[Verse 3]
Am C Abaug Am
there lived a princess of the woods
F
she thought she lived alone
Am C Abaug Am
she found her life inside a song
F
& so she made it home
[Outro]
Am C Abaug Am F